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Originally Posted by bigfishead
I do less than 50% of the time. But I gather chips fast, two handed, w/o rolling the deck. It isn't horrible to do, but one should be somewhat careful about it. If something happens that requires a floor call you're at fault.
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Originally Posted by youtalkfunny
When I stopped doing this, I stopped having burn-and-turns. Just had my annual performance review this week, I was told I had zero burn-and-turns in 2013. I either had zero or one the year before, I can't recall.
Having said that: lately, if I'm in a higher-stakes game where people pay attention to things and don't needlessly dawdle and don't hide their cards with their hands, and IF I feel that my mind is focused and not wandering/distracted by every little thing, then I'll start with the shortcut you're asking about.
This is a good point I didn't really think about. I don't BnT that much but not pulling in bets could help make them even more infrequent.
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Originally Posted by psandman
I also stopped doing this years ago. There was a time I did it and was convinced it sped things up, but I no longer believe this. And I believe it goes a long way to prevent early burn and turns.
I could see it speeding things up, but it would only save a second or two and not worth it IMO.
I asked because a high % of dealers I've known do it. However, there are a select few dealers that I consider to be some of the best I've seen. I'll watch them for a hand or so when I'm down, or while I play if I'm at another casino. When I only sample these dealers, they seem to be split pretty evenly when it comes to pulling the bets in, whereas overall it's probably like an 80/20 split for not bringing in bets.
After I asked I tried to bring in bets first my next few downs, and holy hell, that's a hard habit to break. Some hands I would bring in bets before the turn, and think "Ok, I can do this." Then burn and bring a river and realize I left the bets out "Damnit". Oh well, I'll get there.